"I'd rather not say, " I finally replied.

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It's almost like, oh, I'd rather not do that -- I want to start over again with you.

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I'd rather not have something large, even as large as a netbook like the Eee PC.

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"Anything I do I always try to do it perfectly, or else I'd rather not do it at all, " he explains.

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Crovitz: I'd rather not comment on a specific publication.

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I'd rather earn enough money to not get any benefits whatsoever, so I never have to fill out one of those stupid forms every 3 months, isn't it?

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I'd rather be in the audience not knowing what was coming, rather than being involved in the minutiae of making them.

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But I'd rather be underestimated in politics than not.

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' I'd rather try and make a statement than not.

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"I am aware of the risk but the fact is I'd rather make it to the point where I might see long-term effects than have a problem now and not get to that point, " he says.

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"I'd rather get the truth than have them tell us things they're not 100% confident in, " Mr. Cohn told CNBC Tuesday.

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And some have suggested that we put it in my birthplace, but I'd rather keep it in the United States. (Laughter.) Did anybody not see that joke coming? (Laughter.) Show of hands.

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